Hakeem Olajuwon once revealed why he was excited about the Houston Rockets trading for Russell Westbrook in 2019.

Houston Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon was not your ordinary big man because he didn't rely on brute force to outmuscle his foes in the paint. Rather, Olajuwon used quickness, guile, and footwork ...

Olajuwon doesn't get enough credit Hakeem was an old-school center with elite post moves and footwork, practically an unsolvable puzzle for opposing defenses.

The NBA has seen a global rise over the last decade. In fact, each of the last four MVP winners were born elsewhere. All told ...